Died On This Date (August 26, 2009) Ellie Greenwich / Wrote Many Hits In The ’60s
themusicsover Ellie Greenwich
October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009
Ellie Greenwich was a prolific songwriter, writing or co-writing some of the most enduring pop songs of the ’60s and ’70s. Either on her own or with such songwriting partners as her one-time husband, Jeff Barry, Greenwich penned such gems as “Be My Baby” (The Ronettes), “Then He Kissed Me” (The Crystals), “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” (Darlene Love), “Hanky Panky” (Tommy James & The Shondells), “River Deep, Mountain High” (Ike & Tina Turner), and “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” (Manfred Mann). In later years, Greenwich co-formed Tallyrand Music to publish her recent discovery, Neil Diamond. Ellie Greenwich died of a heart attack on August 26, 2009. She was 68 years old.
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Dennis Hopper was an internationally famous and admired actor who, over the course of his career, gave us iconic characters in such films as Easy Rider, Hoosiers, Speed, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet and River’s Edge. His Easy Rider character, Billy, along with that of co-star Jack Nicholson, became lasting symbols for the ’60s counter-culture and the music it spawned. Hopper was also a respected painter, sculptor and photographer who made a couple of significant contributions to the world of popular music as well. In 1966, he created the cover art for “River Deep – Mountain High,” the hit single for 
